Prof. Igor Abrikosov of Linköping University recently visited the University of Montpellier, France, for a day of scientific discussions and exchange with researchers at the Laboratoire Charles Coulomb. The visit took place on 31 August 2026 and provided an opportunity to explore areas of mutual research interest relevant to the QRC-4-ESP project. During the visit, Prof. Abrikosov met Nicolas Izard, who presented his experimental platform for research with carbon nanotubes. D

A new study, “Spin-dependent optical activity of the telecom range ClV center in SiC: a wavefunction theory analysis”, provides important theoretical insights into the chlorine-vacancy (ClV) defect in silicon carbide (SiC) – an emerging quantum defect that operates in the telecom wavelength range. 🌐💡 Using advanced wavefunction-based theoretical methods, researchers working on the QRC-4-ESP project reveal how the ClV centre exhibits spin-dependent optical properties, deepen

A new study, “Vanadium photoluminescence in 3C-SiC”, sheds fresh light on the optical properties of vanadium defects in cubic silicon carbide (3C-SiC) – a material attracting growing interest for quantum technologies. 🔬💎 Combining advanced spectroscopy, materials growth, and theoretical modelling, the researchers at LiU working on the QRC-4-ESP project investigate the photoluminescence signatures of vanadium centres and provide important insights into their electronic struc

🔬 A new paper in npj Computational Materials reports a major step forward in accurately modelling colour centres - atomic-scale defects that are central to many quantum technologies . 👥 Zsolt Benedek, Ádám Ganyecz, Anton Pershin, Viktor Ivady and Gergely Barcza🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41524-025-01813-0 💎 Colour centres in semiconductors such as diamond play a key role in quantum sensing and quantum information. However, describing their electronic states accur